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Tips for Correctly Attributing Unmarked Costume Jewelry

WorthPoint

The quality would go down each time a new copy was introduced. If you have one of their designs that isn’t marked, it could very well be a lesser-quality copy, so be very careful with these attributions. I was reminded of this recently when pricing a Coro Craft sterling silver bird bath brooch I own. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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How to Recognize Sandwich Glass Patterns at a Glance

WorthPoint

One fun thing I did was surprise adults at the flea market with my solid glassware identification skills. Duncan & Miller’s Early American Sandwich pattern, on the other hand, is higher in quality. Because it’s higher in quality, does that make it more valuable than other Sandwich patterns? Not necessarily. Preserve.

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How to Distinguish Cut Glass from Molded Glass

WorthPoint

Many of the workers producing these wares were from Europe, and they helped American manufacturers produce the type of top-quality glass that had been imported to the United States previously. The quality wasn’t as high as glass completely crafted by hand, but the look was similar. WorthPoint—Discover. Preserve.

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Selling Your Jewellery

Imperial Gem Lab

Check out post on 6 questions to ask an appraiser before hiring their services In order to sell your jewelry, the first thing you will need is an appraisal report that ensures the quality of the items and entails regarding the items identification. Insist that any diamond you buy come with an indisputable verification of its quality.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

If it is a fine print by a well-known artist, it is likely that you may find another impression of the same print that has been auctioned previously. This is the only database of the four that includes limited edition (reproductive) prints in addition to fine prints.

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“We Have to Question Everything We’re Doing” – Veteran Art Dealer Richard Solomon on Bringing Galleries Into the 21st Century

Art Dealers Association of America

Courtesy Pace Prints, New York. Some collectors want to put art on their walls, live with it, love it, and learn from it,” says Richard Solomon, President of Pace Prints. In addition to print galleries on 57th Street and in Chelsea, Pace Prints has a printmaking facility in Manhattan and a papermaking print workshop in Brooklyn.

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